The Sun. — London, England, 1809-10-19 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS. • PLYMOUTH, OCT. 17.—Arrived his Majesty's 'brig lnte lligent, Lieutenant TUCKER; from the Dardanelles, last trom Malta, which place she left the 27th of August ; Mi. BAKER, Private Secretary 10 Mr. ADAIR, and Mr. MELLISH, his Majesty's late Charge d'Affaires at Palermo, came home in her, charged with dispatches from Mr. ADAIR, our Ambassador at Constantinople, who landed, by a special order, this mora;.ng, and immediately set off for town : the intelligent is under quarantine; on the 11th inst. sue detained a galliot, laden with salt, fr ° lll Teueriffe. Arrived the French schooner l'lncomparable, of 14 guns, and 63 men, sailed from St. Maloes, on the 4th instant, on a maize in the channel, and was captured on the Bth following, after a short chase, by his Majesty's ship Zmerald, of 36 guns, Captain AITLAND, in lat. 48 .0. N. long. 10., 0. W. Il Rear-Admiral STOPFORD, is to hoist his flag on board the Scipion, of 74 guns, fitting in Hamoaze. His Majesty's brig Cadmus has captured several Trench coasters. Went up the Harbour to be repaired, his Majesty's ship Pheasant. Caine down the harbour, and sailed on a cruize, his Majesty's ship Player, of 18 guns, Captain BROWN. Arrived the Tunis, JoHNsoN ; and Mary, rgAOLTE, truth Cork ; and Dove, RUBLATSUN, from Bristol; also arrived a French brig, laden with salt, captured by his Majesty's ship Minerva ; and a brigantine, captured by his Majesty's brig Cadmus'. PoRTSNIOUTH, OCT. 18.--Carne in this day the Nympize frigate, of 36 ,guns ; and his Majesty's i ship Cjorre, with three or four sail of transports, from Lisbon. Arrived the Orestes sloop. of war, of 10 guns, from Cork; and th e D efender -u gun-brig, of 14 guns, Lieut. N r oPs, from a cruize. Caine into the harbour lais Majesty's brig Virginia from Spi thead. Arrived the Partridge, WIDGE, from Tenby ; 4 ge' 2o ria, from Guernsey ; Die Einig/zeit, from London. DUI, OCT. 18.—Arrived this morning, the In dignant gun-brig,with transports with about 900 sick soldiers on board from Waicheren. Come down from the river, the Henry, Anna, Catherine, Mors, and Noutrich; the two latter are for Ramsgate Pier ; and from Jamaica, the I larllet Miller, and sailed for . the River. .1•••••••••• II W I 11 18.—Arrived four transports, with sick C men. from Flushing. Sailed the Lord Ad s° , • packet, for Heligoland ; Lady Nep eau ditto, for Gottenburgh ; and the Beau foy ditto, for Flushing. BRIXHAT4 Q.I.TAY, OCT. 170—Sailed the Orestes sloop of war, from Portsmouth. The 5 Ist Regiment of Light Infantry, left Berry head Barricks this morning, and embarked and sailed for Portsmouth. PALM, , OUTII, OCT. W.—Sailed the Virago gun brig, with a convoy for the Downs. Arrived his Majesty's ship Seqflower, from Lisbon, with a messenger and dispatches. The different packets are detained, wind bound. Extra& of a Letter from an O ffi cer on board the Dreadnought, to his friend in the city of Dublin, dated Basque Roads, September 25. " A cartel arrived here a few days since with the French prisoners who capitulated at Senegal, but as not a man of them would be permiitd to land, the boat that went from her, and in which was a French Officer, was fired at so soon as they got within reach of their shot ; but the poor fellows not wishing to understand it as a mark hostility, ven tured to approach nearer, when the batteries opened a fire of grape, and what is rather astonishing, con- I tinned it even when back, evidently he was coming designing his destruaion. Thus these poor people, because they did not make a resistance suitable to Buonaparte's expe&ation, are exiled for ever from their native country, or murdered if they approach its shores, from whence, some of them have been absent for snore than 20 years. Nothing can equal the tyranny pursued on shore, in the country, in raising the new levies. From the various pci sons who have effeEted their escape in neutrals, we learn that the conscripts and the sailors whom they seize, are matched to their destination s chained tog ether by means of ring s round their necks, and in that situa tion are they tr a i ne d and exercised like so many brutes !" - On the 24th of December last, the brig Ad venture, of Poole, EDWARD LISBY, Master, the pro 'perty, we believe, of LEDGARD and ALDRIDGE, of Poole, sailed from Liverpool, hound for Oi!orto, with a cargo of bale goods, staves, dollars, &c. to tte value of about 16,0001.—0 n the 28th of the same month, she was taken by the privateer Le Pluto, of St. Maloes, and all _her hands taken out, except one man and a boy nine years of age. Seven French , man, including a pri4e-master, were put on board the Adventure to bring her into the nearest port in France. On the 2d of January following, a sail hove In sight, when the hero of our tale was forced into the cabin, and a centinel placed over him to prevent is speaking. On being neared by this vessel, the Frenchmen on board the Adventure changed their dress, to make themselves. appear like English sea men—and, on being hailed, answered, " bound from Liverpool to Lisnim." The Prisoner in the cabin, hearing it announced from the other vessel that she was the Cruizer let ter of marque, from London to St. Domingo, and set ting the ci:lnger of his situation at defiance, with the true spirit of his country, rushed out of the cabin, knocked down the centinel with his fist—his only weapon ! and wrested the helm from the French man,whorn he laid prostrate with another blow Just as the Prize-master, with a long knife, attempt to run hiot through, be fortunately picked up a brooJistick„ . which he applied so vigorously to his assailant's sword -strut, that be dropped the knife, which our veteran seized, but scornfully threw over board, relying on his trusty broomstick to maintain the unequal contest The whole crew had by this time rallied, and made a general charge, when the letter of marque, seeing the confusion on board the Ad venture, and suspecting all was not right, sent a boat alongside, which arrived just in time to save our hero's life, as he was nearly overpowered. The Adventure was brought safe into Ramsgate, and an affidavit of the foregoing transaction was laid before Doctors' Commons. The ship and cargo are saved to the Underwriters,—and William Phelan, mariner—the man who, at the age of seventy, per formed this achievement, is now returned to Water ford, his natit e place, unnoticed !-,-unrewarded by the Underwriters ! COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. It is still our painful office to give the same re port of the proceedings last night at this place as we have done for so many nights before. The Play was Oild Oats, three ads of which met with no opposition, but, as usual, very soon after the half-price reinforcements arrived, the same uproar broke forth, and cot - unwed through the Farce of Lock and Key till the dropping of the curtain. The opponents and friends of the Proprietors seemed to be more equally bakinced. than on any former occa si,n, and consequently the skirmishing was more diffused ; but the chief injuries which the comba tants sustained was in the loss of part of their habi liments. In the Pit, indeed, where the warfare raged with most violence, a few persons were thrown down, and experienced some bruises , but we have not heard of any serious evil. Some placards, as they are now generally styled, were visible, but they were exposed to so much danger of immediate destruction by the advocates for the Proprietors, that they ' were only heid up for a moment ; and it was very ditfi t :ult to catch a glimpse of them. The following were the most conspi ,. zuous Death to New Prices, JOHN BULL cries, And KING ionn's tragic pow'r detics. With bi.is and grog,, now tights his battles! JOHN BULL'S triumphant—KlNG iOHN'S down, Expiring see, he grasps the crown ! Hark! hark ! be's got tue RATTLES ! JOHN BULL came in just now to meet his foe, And witu Is here, we'll quickly let him know. England's laws were never made To sanction irnpus lion's trade. Therefore let's nuot, and never tremble At Townsend's gang, or bullying Iceinble. Persevere. Success must attend our siege. Dilany wore the initials 0. P. in their hats. The public voice," " The Drama's laws are now abus'd, • And Kemble's desperate band Ot hired ruffians, ragged Jews, With hint go hand in hand." " The third floor of this house to lett, with other con. Ireniences." " 6 This House to lett. Inquire at the Box-Office." In the attempt to secure some of the more a&ive agents in the opposition, the war was carried from the pit into the passages and lobbies, but the loss of hats and skirts were the chief disasters of the field. One orator in the pit, in a few words, exhorted the Opposition to persevere. At length, after sing ing " God save Me King,”---" Rule Britannia," — and a dance on the benches, ;he crowd gradually separated, and quitted the Theatre before eleven o'clock. SONNE7'. TO MEMORY. S W ZET solace in affli4' . tion ! thou, whose art Can lull the warring passions to repose! Oh, shed thy influence o'er my wounded heart, And soothe, by past enjoyments, present woes ! But is it bliss, minutely toeretrace Life's cloudless spring, to misery unknown ? Each native scene ?—each mirth-dept6led face— And e'en the smile that mantled on my own I' Yes! 'tis a bliss which NI LLA N CHOLY loves :-- And joy that vents its utterance in tears; And oft 'tis mine, as busy fancy roves Around the Eden of departed years. Oh ! come then, NIZIA'RY ! to my pray'r incline i And let me weave this garland round thy shrine ! sogb. Last Friday evening, Mr. HARRIS, one of the Messengers belonging to the Board of Ordnance,was s knocked down by some ruffians, near Rood-lane, 41 the city, and robbed of his packet, containing pa pers, &c. belonging to his office, with which the thieves escaped. NEW MODE OF SWINDLING....•-A fellow has con trived to levy contributions during the last week, in Milford and its neighbourhood, by finding out such persons as have relatives abroad, or in a French pri son, and writing letters, purporting to be trom such friends, by which be has obtained money from se veral people, pretending to have the power of re mitting it to their friends and relations. He had a woman with him, but on finding that a con stable was i;Leer them, they set off with such preci i-,;;;',Llid them a great number of pitation as to leave letters, addressed to different peZr"..le at Botany Bay, from which circumstance it is presumed that zn,; man is a convid returned from transportation, and that he has obtained those letters from the friends of persons there, under pretence of being able to for ward them, and for which service it is - probable he has received rewards. SPOitriNG INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER MEETING, 18°9 WEDNESDAY, ocroaza 01—(Continued.) The First Class oi . the Oatlancls Stakes of 3.ogs. each. B. M. Nlr. liaison's Cecilia, by Worthy, 4 yrs 7st. 1...1b. - 1 Ld (ertey's Langton, aided, 9st. - 2 Gen. Cower's AtiCklida, 4 y N. Est. .... - 3 1..(1 Lowth:r's Zaicla, 3 yrs. 7st. 910. - - 4 Mr, Wilson's Miss Sophia, 4N. Sat. 31b. - - .5 Nlr. Craven's lliatinenburgh, 4 yrs. 7st. ilb. - P ,l 1). or Rutiand's.Salvator, 3 yts. 7st. 12.1 b. - - F:1 6 to 4 on Langton. _ .. Ld G. H. Cavendish's Whiteleather ' Bst. 41b. rec. zigs. from Mr. Howarth's fancy, fist. 41b. First half at A 5. M. STATE PAPER. Immediately subsequent to the conclusion of peace betwegn Russia and Sweden, the following official Notification was issued : TO THE CIVIL GOVERNOR OF LIVONIA AND ACTING COUNSELLOR OF STATE REPIEL. On the 5111 of this month, a Treaty of eternal Peace between Russia and Sweden was concluded, signed at Fredericksham, by our Minister Plenipo tentiary Count Romanzow, and Baron Stedink on the part of Sweden. All the propositions by us made, with regard to the said Peace, have been accepted, and the incor poration of the Grand Duchy of Finland with the Russian Empire has been confirmed. The town of Tot neo and the river of . the same name form the frontiers of the two States. • • Thus has a war been ended, the various events of which have covered the Russian armies with immortal glory, and the termination whereof has added to the Russian Empire a country, inhabited by an industri ous people, celebrated on account of its progress in agriculture, its markets, important fortifications, and the fortress of Sweaburgit, which has been en larged, and has secured for ever on that side the frontiers of our native land. While we are offering up our thanks to that Divine Being which has vouchsafed to favour Russia, and crown her arms with success, we hasten to acquaint you with this fortunate event, feeling per fectly satisfied, that all our faithful subjects will join us in Offering up thanks to the Most High, for the happy conclusion of a much wished-for Peace. For the rest, after the ratifications shall have been exchanged, the Treaty of Peace will be pub licly made known by a distinCt Manifesto. I re main your affettionate, &c. (Signed) St. Pefersburgh, Sept. 7, 1809. ALEXANDER. We are authorized to contradict an article in THE SVN of Monday last, copied from a Morning Print of Saturday, which stated, that Mr. SOANE (+he Architc(i), of Lincoln's Inn-fields, had been com mitted, at the Bow-street Office, for being a party in the riots at Covent-Goden Theatre cn Friday night. Mr. SoANE,has never been in Covent-Gar den Theatre, before or since its opening. It may, however, be proper to add, that he left town on the Friday morning at seven o'clock, for Mr. THORN TON'S, near Biggleswade; from thence he went to Whitby A)bey, the seat of Lord HOOD, and did not return to London till late on Tuesday. We have been thus particular, that the puniic may be und(gr no mistake respecting Mr. SUANE j but all who know that Gentleman could not for a moment sup pose that he had any concern in such proceedings. Yesterday a ballot was taken at the East India House, for the eleCtion of a Director, in the room of JOHN ikiAVER3, Esq. deceased. At six o'clock the glasses were finally closed, and delivered to the Scru tineers, who reported the numbers to be in favour of . - TAMES DANIELL, Etiq. Tile Bath and West of England Agricultural So ciety have published a Report on the important sub ject of Wool, in which they say, " It is with the greatest satisfaction that they are able to state, what has clearly appeared to a large majority of their Members, who have investigated the subje&, that Wool grown in Great Britain is equally fit for all the purposes of the manufaCture with the best which can be imported from Spain or other coun tries. More especially they have, for two or more successive years, found that Wool from a cross be tween the original Merino Ram, and Ryeland Ewes, and from their posterity, variously intermixed, for several generatiens, without any further recurrence to the pure breed, has in every instance in which the trial has been made, produced cloth and cassi mir, finer than those manufaCtured from the mo , it noted Spanish .piles for the exnress purpose of competition. As, however, doubts still remain widely extended amongst persons most immediately interestedin the decision, the Bath and West of England Society, in order to put this question to a trial from which there can be no appeal, have offered a premium of eight guineas to the grower, ,and ten guineas to the manufeeturer of the finest piece of navy Blue Broad Cloth, dyed in the wool, not less than twenty-fire yards in length, which shall be exhibited on Monday, the t Bth of, December, 180 g, made from any clothing Nvo.DI from the sheep tribe, grown in any country, ;•ind also pre miums of six and tout guit:eas to the grower and manufatturer of a piece of Uniforin White Casi mir, not less than 25 yards in length. A most distressing ace.ideett happened in the poor house, at Liverpool, on Wednesday last. A fine boy, about nine years of age, was playing near a man who was doing some work with a pitch-fork in his hind, and having given him some offence, the man most inhumanly ran after the boy and ran the fork into his back with such force, that it passed through his heart and came out at his breast. The poor child lingered about twelve hours, and then died in great agony. The man was imme diately taken into custody, and will be committed for trial. The Public have for some time past shown an eagerness to have four Tickets of a Number, _which the Office-Keepers could not deliver, °wing to a regulation in the Bank, not to let. the Tickets in Class.D be issued, until those in A, B, and C, were disposed of. The Bank, within these few days, h-uun issuing the Tickets to theOffice-Keepers in Class D; thererore Ladies or Gentler - 13 , n as choose to have two, three, or . four Tickets of -a Number, may be supplied in great variety, at ' the Old Established Offices of T. Bisa, 4, Cornhill, and g, Charing-Cross, till this night. POLICE, FORGERY. .MARLBOROUGH-STREET.— Mrs. Plunkett, who has so recetely appeared at !his Offi e, was again brought unto answer a charge of a similar nature, the circumstances of which were detailed by the fol lowing testitnoni,' Mr. James Northwood, surveyor, of Molinenx street, Edgware-road, stated, that some mon , hs since he received a Bill of Excienage, at six weeks, fur the sum of 6sl. from Mrs. Elizabeth Piunketi, Who was then at Margate, purporting to be accepted Maior Plunkett. In compliance with her request, he dis counted the bill, and sent her part of the cash by a Mrs. Wdson, a friend of the prisoner, and the re mainder by a spe('''eal messenger. The bill was made payable at Mrs. Pluekett's house in town. Witness passed the bill in the course of his business into dif ferent hands ; but, however, at, the expiration of the-six weeks the bill was presented at the residence of Mrs. Plunkett, iti Londoa, when the answer given to the holder was, that Mrs. Plunkett did nut live there, and the people of theliouse kn e w no thing either of her or Major Plunkett. The bill was accordingly returned to the prosecutor's hands, and he was obliged to take it up. He then made seve ral personal applications at the lodgings of Major Plunkett, end received the same answer as was given before. In vain' he inquired at ditferent places in London, but was always disappointed in obtaining ntisfaCtory information of the pri soner or her husband. He once, however, saw Ma jor Plunket iu the street, and dodged him for several hours, but was unable to speak with him at that time. Shortly after he called at the house of Mr. Parker the attorney, and there he happened to, find the Major. He immediately addressed him, and said he had a bill of his for list. which he requested he would have the goodness to take up. On pre senting it to the. Major, the latter said, " I know no thing of it ; it is none of mine ; it is not my transac tion;" or words to that effect. In the course of a very few minutes alter the Major pointed his finger lb the acceptance, and said, "'lts a very good Union (alluding to Ps similarity of his own band writing) " but do you think I'll place my wife in such a situation ?" The prosecutor finettig his bill was thus dishonoured, and being firmly of opinion ) from what the Major had said, that it was a forgery, thought it proper to consult his attorney upon the subject. The result was that an indiettnent should be prepared against the prisoner. Li order to rebut this charge, Major Plunkett and his Lady expressed considerable anxiety for the ex amination of Mr. Parker, whose testimony they were convinced would prove that this charge was an entire trick to extort money alleged by the prose cutor to be due to him; and - they were persuaded that his evidence would be entieely falsified by Mr. Parker, particularly as to the fact cat the Major's hav ing denied tht the hand-writing or the acceptance was' his own. The Major took :ins oppottiknity himself of contradicting Mr. Northyvood, in the as sertion that he had denied the acceptance to be his. He .was now ready to swear that it %vas he, who had written the acceptance, and in order to convince toe Magistrate of the truth of what he had advanced ) otf red to write his name again, for the purpose of contrasting it with the stgnatuie on t he 'Jul. Mr. CONANT, understanding tfil h t the prisoner wished to entrust evere .thing fiche had to urge in re ply to this charge to Mr. Parker ; her attorney, c ,nsented to hear what that get tleman had to Mr. Parker then said, that he would confine him self to a very short compass in the few ooservations he should have to make tor his client, in answer to this unjust and most improper coarse. He called it unjust and improper, because Lie conceived that the circumstances with which it had been at tended nulled it to no other app Nation. For a long time antecedent to Miss Gunniug's inarria,;e with Major Plunkett, the prosecutor had been cunst tritly in the habit of discounting bills for that Loty, and accommodating her in money matters. 'l' :is prat-' tisk! continued even after the mai nage of Miss Gun ning to Major Plunkett, anti so closely were tory connetied in pecuniary transadi , ,lls, that Mr. North• wood was induced to h _c?.1;1! tee purchaser of an annuity of 501. which hat b - Jen settled upon M s. Plunkett. This transation was kept a prolowid secret from the Major until a very few weeks since, when his Lady thought it necessary to apprize him of her negotiations with Mr. Northwood. tit! was tree to state that Major Plunkett had trequenkly ac cotnmodated his wife with his acceptances, in other to relieve her embarrassed circutustarrces. o.le of these acceptances fuund its way into the prosecutor's hands, who it seems had claimed a consiterable ar rear of money, alleged to be due to him on account of Mrs. Plunkett's annuity, of which the Major it.td no knowledge. The Major was therefore averse to come to any settlement with the prosecutor undcr such circumstances, feeling that he had no just claim to any thing more than this bill for 651. With r, - sped to the evidence of the prosecutor, Mr. Parker said, he believed it was not very correct. For its own part he could swear mo'd conscientiou:ily, th.at Major Plunkett in his presence did not deny that ac c,:ht.►nce to be his. Indeed he said, " .He would neither deny nor admit it." • Here Mr. Northwood interposed, and said, that the denial made by the Major, of which he spokc, was not in Mr. Parker's presence, but at a time, when he (Mr. Parker) was in another aparCh;t3n, and to this tact he would swear most solemnly. Mr. Parker resumed, and said, that he certainly c6uid nut speak to any tiling 'which he did not hear, but he was positive, that at one time, in the pre sence of bitus•if and the Prosecutor, the Major said he would neither deny nor admit try; acceptance to be his. -There was one material fact to relate, Opcn which he grounded his assertion that this was an improper charge ; namely, that he did nut hear a single word of this impte,tion of forgery until Ma jor Plunket refused to pay up 'all the arrears upon the annuity transadion, whet„ indeed, Mr. Nord,- wood, tCr the first time 'laid, '' Tacit indict air,. Plunket for forgery." It was on the truth of this circumstance he claimed the Magistrate's protedion for his client against so ii,jUTICAIs a charge. Tu . " t h e se alleged circumstances, Al i -. \ ~"1" ; i g : Lve his MO,C He denied in parzicular, that Major Plunket was lg. n:arant of his wife's having s• - ., Id i er anhuity to b l , O or that he had brought this czamplaint parely cause the Major wotitd not pay him toe °Luck - wc,ney